Heroism in battle has been celebrated throughout history, yet it is one of the least understood virtues. What makes some men and women perform extr...
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Feb 05, 2009
English historian and journalist Max Hastings knows something of courage from his many years covering wars for the BBC. He is also accustomed to literary success: his books have been consistent award winners in the UK (where he was knighted in 2002), and his previous book, Armageddon (**** Mar/Apr 2005), was an acclaimed study of the final year of World War II. In Warriors his stated aim is to "amuse as much as inform," and reviewers report that he's up to the task. Though Warriors sho
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Dec 09, 2009
Jeannette
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True to the Wall Street Journal's review, this book was "fantastically entertaining." As Hastings offers in his forward, "This book is written as much to inform as to amuse".
This collective biography of warriors who span time, conflicts, and countries of origin brought amazing insight into to the warrior code. I learned that, "Valour without wisdom is insufficient."
Up next, Anatomy of Courage, by Charles Wilson.
ps: My favorite s More...
This collective biography of warriors who span time, conflicts, and countries of origin brought amazing insight into to the warrior code. I learned that, "Valour without wisdom is insufficient."
Up next, Anatomy of Courage, by Charles Wilson.
ps: My favorite s More...
Oct 06, 2008
Yosef
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Excellent short biographies of soldiers through the ages. Rather eclectic in choice; I would have chosen perhaps other soldiers...
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